Please find attached details of a one off training/information session with the aim of introducing online learning opportunities to customers. This session focuses on skilling people to use personal IT devices and overcome initial anxieties of enrolling and attending virtual learning courses.

I would be very grateful if you share the attachment with customers and partners, anyone wishing to attend this course and requires support to secure a place can ring our main office on 382888 or text/call 07800671757.

Get Online LearnTelford, Donnington.docx

Online Course – sign up by clicking link on poster.

Please find attached the poster and course overview for the Festive Crafts course with Kerry.

It would be great if we could start an information/support and guidance session next Wednesday 18th and then the course would start the week after, 25th.

Kerry will need to drop off resource packs to the school for the parents to either pick up, or be sent home with their child.

Festive Crafts – Donnington Wood Junior School – Kerry.docx

Information from the Government.

New winter package to provide further support for children and families

Yesterday, the Government announced a new £170m Covid Winter Grant Scheme. This funding will be ring-fenced, with at least 80% earmarked to support with food and bills and will cover the period to the end of March 2021.

Local authorities will receive the funding at the beginning of December 2020.

This scheme will allow local authorities to support the hardest-hit families and individuals, as well as provide food for children who need it over the holidays. Local authorities understand which groups need support, and are best placed to ensure appropriate holiday support is provided, which is why they will distribute the funds, rather than schools, who will continue providing meals for disadvantaged children during term-time.

The Holiday Activities and Food Programme, which has provided healthy food and enriching activities to disadvantaged children since 2018, will also be expanded across England next year. This programme will cover Easter, Summer and Christmas in 2021, and will be available to children in every local authority in England.

They are knocking the flats down on Monday!

THEY WILL NOT DO IT WHILE KIDS ARRIVING AND GOING. But need to make you aware as the road will be shut.

Mr Fox

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znX984PeGC0&feature=youtu.be

Dear Parents and Carers,

I wanted to share with you how proud I am of every child and teacher in the school. I have just been around the school, socially distanced, and I have been greeted by smiles and learning everywhere I have gone- even with our year 6s learning equivalent fractions! Thank you for trusting us with your children, and I can assure you the atmosphere in school today is amazing. I am so proud.

Make sure you go onto SeeSaw to see the work for yourself and share some likes.

Thank you,

Mr Fox

These are some good links to use

• Thinkuknow provides advice from the National Crime Agency (NCA) on staying safe online
• Parent info is a collaboration between Parentzone and the NCA providing support and guidance for parents from leading experts and organisations
• Childnet offers a toolkit to support parents and carers of children of any age to start discussions about their online life, to set boundaries around online behaviour and technology use, and to find out where to get more help and support
• Internet matters provides age-specific online safety checklists, guides on how to set parental controls on a range of devices, and a host of practical tips to help children get the most out of their digital world
• London Grid for Learning has support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online, including tips to keep primary aged children safe online
• Net-aware has support for parents and carers from the NSPCC, including a guide to social networks, apps and games
• Let’s Talk About It has advice for parents and carers to keep children safe from online radicalisation
• UK Safer Internet Centre has tips, advice, guides and other resources to help keep children safe online, including parental controls offered by home internet providers and safety tools on social networks and other online services

I will be doing an assembly about the issues around TIkTok on Friday. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/technology-54777076 and the longer video on iPlayer.

The government continues to prioritise the wellbeing and long-term futures of our children and young people and will not be closing early years settings, schools, further education (FE) colleges or universities. It remains very important for children and young people to attend, to support their wellbeing and education and help working parents and guardians. Senior clinicians still advise that school is the best place for children to be, and so they should continue to go to school. Schools have implemented a range of protective measures to make them safe.

Childcare or education is one of the exceptions that children, young people and parents and carers can leave their home for.

We will see you tomorrow.

Despite the national Lockdown Tomorrow, school will be open.

We are still waiting for further guidance, however a few things remain clear:

When dropping off and collecting: Please spread out and stand two meters apart.

Telford and Wrekin is also promoting the wearing of masks when dropping off and collecting. Please support us with this.

Please stand back when children need to walk past.

If you or anyone in you family develops symptoms then you must remain at home and get a test.